Butterfly Knives

Butterfly knives are really exotic and personal with a long and rich history. A butterfly knife also called a fan knife by many and in the east especially the Phillipines as the Balisong is a folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang in
such a manner that when it is closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handle.It was traditionally used by the Filipino people as a self defence and pocket utility knife.You may have seen movies of people flipping or fanning this knife for amusement or defense.

Balisong Unboxing – Spotting a Fake Benchmade 40T

Opening and Closing a Butterfly Knife

A company called Balisong USA started to manufacture balisongs (Butterfly) these unique pocket knives in the 1970’s, changed its name in the 1980’s to Pacific Cutlery and today we know it as Benchmade, where some of the coolest pocket knives are manufactured. read more…